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Birth, Marriage and Death

In today's video we are going to talk about birth, marriage and death. Last year my sister had a baby.

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1. In today's video we are going to talk about birth, marriage and death.
2. Last year my sister had a baby.
3. She had a baby boy.
4. He was born at 2.15 on the 26th of November.
5. He weighed 3.5 kilograms when he was born.
6. My sister called her baby Adam, after our grandad, who was called Adam too.
7. My grandad passed away, which means died, two years ago, so my sister wanted to give her baby his name.
8. My sister was born in 1990.
9. She is older than me.
10. Her birthday is on the 14th of August.
11. My sister is married.
12. Her husband is called Theo.
13. They got married or married in 2019.
14. You can say married or got married in English.
15. Married is more formal than got married.
16. After they got married, they went on their honeymoon.
17. They went to the Caribbean.
18. It was a very romantic holiday.
19. They have now been married for five years.
20. Their wedding was beautiful.
21. My brother-in-law wore a black suit and a white shirt.
22. My grandfather died two years ago.
23. He was 79 when he died.
24. He became ill in the winter and his health worsened until he died of old age in the summer.
25. If you have enjoyed this video please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel.
26. Thank you and bye bye.